The all-new and fully revised VAT Online is the result of the knowledge and insight of many dedicated professionals within OVC and the Office on Violence Against Women, as well as a collaboration between the VAT Online Workgroup and other subject matter experts from the victim services field. OVC TTAC was honored to work with this celebrated group of nationally known scholars and practitioners whose contributions and guidance were essential in the development of VAT Online.

Members of the VAT Online Workgroup include:

• Juan Carlos Arean, Director, National Latin@ Network for Health, Families and Communities, Casa de Esperanza
• Jayne Crisp, Director, Violence Against Women with Disabilities, Safe Harbor
• Dana DeHart, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, College of Social Work, DeSaussure College, University of South Carolina
• Julia da Silva, Director, Violence Prevention Office, American Psychological Association
• Mario Gaboury, J.D., Ph.D., Dean and Professor, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, University of New Haven
• Karen Ho, Administrator, Office of Victim Services, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
• Karen Kalergis, (formerly) Associate Director, Education and Communications, Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, University of Texas at Austin
• Jose Juan (J.J.) Lara, Director, Advocacy and Training, Texas Advocacy Project
• Michon Moon, Consultant and Past Victim-Witness Program Director, Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, Virginia
• Diane Payne, Director, Justice for Native Children Project
• Dan Petersen, Ph.D., Associate Dean, School of Applied Studies, Washburn University

Additional subject matter experts who made significant contributions include:

• Lindy Aldrich, Esq., Deputy Director, Victim Rights Law Center
• Nayda Allridge, Victim Assistant Specialist, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Dianne Barker Harrold, Program Manager, Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group, Inc.
• Dr. Kevin Becker, Consultant and Past Director of the Institute for Trauma and Crisis, Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Marcella Benson-Quaziena, Ph.D., The Benson-Quaziena Group
• Jean Bruggeman, Director, The Freedom Network
• M. A. Mitru Ciarlante, Consultant and Past Director of the Youth Initiative, The National Center for Victims of Crime
• Jeralita Costa, Victim Advocate for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Washington State Department of Corrections
• Rebecca Dreke, Deputy Director, Stalking Resource Center
• FBI's Office for Victim Assistance
• Paul Freeman, Consultant in Victim Services and Trauma Response
• Meg Garvin, Executive Director, National Crime Victim Law Institute
• Michael Gray, Executive Director, San Diego Regional Training Center
• Trudy Gregorie, Senior Director, Justice Solutions
• Candy Heisler, JD, Consultant and Author, Former DA
• Frank Henderson, Jr., Deputy Director of the Topeka Rescue Mission, Inc. and Net Reach, Inc., Past-President of the National Association of Crime Victims Compensation Boards
• Alison Hendricks, Trainer and Consultant, Hendricks Consulting
• James Holler, Consultant, Holler Training
• Amy Holloway, Consultant and Past Director of Victim Services, The Vermont Department of Corrections
• B.J. Jones, Tribal Court Judge
• Connie Kirkland, Director, George Mason University Sexual Assault Services
• Terry Glenn Lilley, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
• Paula Lucas, Founder and Executive Director, Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center
• Stacy Malone, Esq., Executive Director, Victim Rights Law Center
• Billie Matelevich-Hoang, Esq., Legal Assistance for Crime Victims Team Leader, OVC TTAC
• Anna Melbin, Director of Network Growth and Strategy, The Full Frame Initiative
• Dr. Annette Padilla, Professor, California Miramar University
• Barbara Paradiso, Director, Center on Domestic Violence, University of Colorado Denver
• Paula Pierce, JD, Attorney, Law Office of Paula Pierce
• Mike Proctor, Consultant, Duck Works Criminal Consulting, LLC
• Alyssa Rheingold, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Operations, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Medical University of South Carolina
• Cindy Southworth, Vice President, National Network to End Domestic Violence
• Debra Stanley, Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore
• Sharon Stapel, JD, Executive Director, Anti-Violence Project
• David Thomas, Senior Advisor, USAF Sexual Assault Prevention & Response
• Tony Walker, Chief of Police, Norfolk State University
• Mary Vail Ware, Director, Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (CICF)
• Debra Whitcomb, Independent Consultant, Area of Expertise: Justice System Response to Child Victim/Witnesses
• Major Matthew Youngblood, Military Victim Assistance Advisor, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office